Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

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doing well and it is expected will regain
the use of her limb. new time table
on the Lake road went into effect on sun
day. There are but slight changes made.
.....The new engine has arrived and the
tiremen were called out by the sounding
of an alarm on Friday afternoon. The
machine did not work to complete salts
faction, but 1t is hoped that a second trial
Will result more satisfactorily ..... Mrs. .
j. Arthur Robinson leaves town this
week for Spencer, Mass. ....R Rev. Mr.
Hyde of the Methodist church isagain able |
to be about. .... The Reading club spend |
Monday evening with Miss Mary Bout |
well The way freight train was de-
layed on Friday by getting off the rails
below Hyde Park. k......The spring term of
school at the academy closes four weeks |
from Tuesday
Hyde Park.
Messrs. Caldwell g. Varnum began
Monday morning on their large job of
hlling the trestle near the depot. The
dirt is taken from Judge Pages farm.
IF. Bissell of st. Johnsbury will act as
reporter at the next term of court
North Hero.
The draw pier of the bridge has settled
so badly that 1t is impossible to open the
draw and one of the piers next east of
that has settled about four inches. A
man is expected this week from st. AL
bans to put 1t in order ....It has cost
snow out of the roads than for many
years past. A daily mail is soon to be
established between here and Grand Isle
for six months in the year. Jerome
Hazen and John Tudhope are the bidders,
but it has not been announced yet who
ening up his spear preparatory to having
a good square meal of pickerel as soon as
they make their appearance in the
marsh. ....P. j. Farrell has arrived from
Boston with large stock of goods for his
spring and summer trade. The "Je-
rusalem" district school began the 18th,
with Miss Amelia Mcbride as teacher.
The statement going the rounds that the
water has not been as high for % years,
does not apply to North Island. Some 10
years ago the water at the carrying
place" was over the road as we'll as sew
eral other places in town, while at this
date it lacks several inches.
Isle La Motue.
This seems to be a trying spring for peo-
pie and nearly all are complaining of
colds. Sugar makers have been some
what encouraged the past few days, as it
looks more like sugar weather notwith-
standing the lateness of the season. ......
Hon. II. G. Hill lost good COW last week
...... Mrs. j. d. Bowman is sick with
IlltullIdulSlll WIS. -. NlOll lS Sllll
confined to the house with sickness. .....
Miss Cora Phelps is sick with bronchial
difficulty. ..... Mr.. Adds Hall, who has
been i'll Boston the past year is there sick
with the measles. .... Mr.. NJ y Rock
well is engaged to teach the summer
Holcomb in district No. 1...... Listers
have nearly completed their work.
d. X. Johnson and DR.. Dodge have
gone to Virginia to look over the country
wife view to settling there. .. Rev. s.
NJ. WILDER preached his farewell sermon
Sunday. w. +. Hanks has made
great improvements in his store since he
has taken possession. I'M B. Cove has
added q line of medicines and drugs to his
stock of boots and shoes. 49,. Luther
Nutting has sold his blacksmith shop to
Howard Clark ,2nd, and rented his dwelling 9
house to Justin Fobes. Nutting will stop
in New Haven the coming season. .....
The sugar makers have had good run
during the last week with the prospe ct of
| more to follow.
Weybridge.
Rev. Miss Delavan left for conference
last Monday ..... Mr.. Percival is to return
to his western home in Dakota this spring
::..... Rev. Mr.. Quay is moving in with
Mr.. Sturtevant .....No great damage
of Otter Creek . Mrs. Lucy Ryder
Myers of Chicago, we'll known in this vi
cinitv, has recently received the degree of
NJ D. from the Women's Medical college
of Chicago.
Charles Bragg lost valuable horse Sat
urday by horse distemper. Mrs.
Asenath, mother OF ii. n. and Annie
Leach, had shock of paralS sis on Thurs
vl..s
dere died on Thursday last from the effect
of shock of paralysis. 49,. Josie Weston,
son OF Arey Weston, is visiting in this
vicinity y..... Thomas Potter has moved
into Henry SMILES house by the old fac
tory. Miss Glines of st, Johnsbury is
the guest of Mrs. l.. p. Poland &C. A.
Beard has a hens egg that measures seven
by eight and one-half inches around. 49,.
Arthur Fairbanks has lamb seven days
old that weighs 15l9 pounds. Edgar
Mann has three sheep that have brought
him eight lambs. Who beats
Fairfax.
WhileWilson Clark was chopping wood s
few days ago, the ak glanced and cut his foo
badly, DR.. A. &. Brush was called. -.
A. ID, Farnsworth was choppng wood a
the house, accidently the AK struck hin
three inches long ..... Graded Durham
calf three months old belonging to +, A
Wood, weight 27O pounds. .Samue
MaXheld was buried Friday the 10Th
Rev. f. Folsom otficiated. .....J. b. Rich
ardson's post received a gift of publi
documents from Hon. George f. Ed
munds. We are now in a fair way of hav
ing a good library. Many thanks. ....
t. Superintendent Stafford had full compile
ments of teachers on Saturday last fo
, examination. j. Stafford is faiin!
very fast. ....C. ID. Currier is running tn
saw mill for Merritt Shepardson at Shep
arClson hollow. .....C. IL. Brush is now a
St. Adams. .......J. b. Afford ha
bought two tons of maple sugar ship
ing 1t west and south Price paid eigh
cents pound.
J Other Parts of the State.
The Woodstock seectmen have settle
with young Montague, who was injure'
, las. year in the Jail bridge rebuilding, pay
ing him $3.50.
r The docket for the coming term of Gale
9 donia County Supreme Court, which be
5 gins May 10, contains % case, of which 81
+, have been heard and stand with the cour,
) OF the remaining Ii cases, but one is c
l general public interest-that of ThomH